American Honda, which is leaving the IRL rival league CART this season, said it will initially work with Ilmor Engineering -- the British firm known for designing F1 engines for the Mercedes racing team -- to develop and produce Honda engines for Indy 500 races.

Marelli's technology is beyond what other CART teams are racing with, and we feel it gives us an advantage" says Paul Ray, vice president of Ilmor Engineering, the race-engine design and manufacturing arm of Mercedes-Benz.

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